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Helena Harbor Awarded $287,800 Grant

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Helena Harbor Awarded $287,800 Grant

March 26, 2021

Officials of the Helena-West Helena / Phillips County (Ark.) Port Authority, known as Helena Harbor, learned March 24 that it had been approved for a $287,800 Arkansas Waterways Commission grant… Read More

Memphis District Awards Dredging Contract

June 7, 2021

The Memphis Engineer District has awarded a $5.2 million dredging contract for six harbors to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC. The district awarded the $5,238,035 contract May 28, according… Read More

Helena (Ark.) Harbor Receives Marine Highway Designation

January 22, 2021

Helena Harbor and Phillips County (Ark.) Economic Development officials recently announced that the harbor has been named a “designated project” on the U.S. Marine Highway System by the U.S. Department… Read More

Helena Harbor Moving Ahead With Big Expansion Plans —Helena Harbor Helena Harbor port director John Edwards thanks Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2017 for helping with a grant to the port as the governor looks on.

—Helena Harbor Helena Harbor port director John Edwards thanks Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2017 for helping with a grant to the port as the governor looks on.

Helena Harbor Moving Ahead With Big Expansion Plans

July 2, 2020

It has taken years of effort, many near-stalls and the building up of every element of an inland port almost from scratch, but Helena Harbor is on the move and… Read More

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